a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Jiaozhou
Jiaozhou in British English
(ˈdʒjaʊˈdʒəʊ) or Kiaochow
noun
a territory of NE China, in SE Shandong province, surrounding Jiaozhou Bay (an inlet of the Yellow Sea): leased to Germany from 1898 to 1914. Area: about 520 sq km (200 sq miles)